DALE SYLVARIA
New Bedford,MA
Summary
Seasoned Human Services Professional with more than twenty years experience working with diverse populations and multi faceted organizations. This experience includes community, residential, clinical and leadership roles.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Human Services Coordinator-C
The Department Of Mental Health
Fall River, MA
04.2014 - Current
- Member of The Corrigan Mental Health Center's Leadership Team
- Provide supervision and consultation to Case Managers
- Provide leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of programs and practice.
- Promote recovery-oriented and person centered services through workforce development activities and changes in practice
- Complete fact-finding investigations for the Site Office and ensure all individual’s Human Rights are being honored and respected
- Respond to, assess, and completes applications for DMH Adult Services
- Facilitate communication between different departments in order to resolve issues quickly.
- Coordinated with other supervisors, combining group efforts to achieve goals.
- Interview victims, family members, and associates as part of an ongoing investigation.
- Report results of investigations with written observations and photographs, and produced final reports.
Human Services Coordinator C
Department of Mental Health
Norton, MA
05.2007 - 04.2014
- The Emergency Services Clinician Performs independent face to face, comprehensive clinical evaluations to facilitate crisis stabilization and determine appropriate level of care
- Conduct purposeful clinical interviews with clients, families and collaterals
- Provide telephone crisis intervention and triage and develop appropriate intervention plans to ensure client safety
- Develop treatment plans that provide appropriate care to the age related and cultural needs of the client.
- Report abuse or neglect to the appointed agencies
Social Worker
Department of Mental Health
Taunton, MA
05.2006 - 05.2007
- Provide clinical care and case management to psychiatric adult clients
- Complete Program Specific Treatment Plans with client
- Engage clients to build on strengths and address areas of need
- Collaborate with clinical team to assess risk and resolve client crisis.
Social Worker
Department of Social Services
Fall River, MA
03.2003 - 05.2006
- Interview family members and collaterals to assess family/child needs
- Complete comprehensive psychosocial assessments
- File a Care and Protection when appropriate
- Submit written recommendations to the presiding Judge regarding child placement, custody, visitation and needed services
- Support families and collaterals to maintain child safety
- Testify before the court the details of the submitted report.
Elder Protective Services Supervisor
Coastline Elderly Services
New Bedford, MA
01.2002 - 02.2003
- Screen all reports of abuse and neglect and assess for level of risk
- Recruit, interview and hire all team members
- Provide ongoing supervision to investigators
- Interview victims, family members, and associates as part of an ongoing investigation.
- Report results of investigations with written observations and photographs, and produced final reports.
- Develop case plans and conduct comprehensive investigation tactics to obtain necessary evidence.
- Conduct interviews with witnesses and suspects in order to obtain relevant information.
- Increase community awareness of elder abuse/neglect through outreach and education.
Education
Master of Arts - Sociology
University of Memphis
12.2002
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
01.1999
Skills
- Assess and Implement Crisis Interventions
- Complete Fact Finding Investigations related to allegations of employee abuse/neglect
- Supervise and train the case management team
- Work Independently
- Knowledge of Service Delivery System
- Collaborate with Providers to
- Easily Engage with persons of all ages and diverse backgrounds
- Contract Management
Custom
Massachusetts Licensed Social Worker # 310479
Certification
- Nationally Certified Trauma Coach-ICF
- Nationally Certified Advanced Clinical Intervention Professional-ICF
- Nationally Certified Recovery Coach II -ICF
- Licensed Social Worker
Custom
References available upon request.
Timeline
Human Services Coordinator-C
The Department Of Mental Health
04.2014 - Current
Human Services Coordinator C
Department of Mental Health
05.2007 - 04.2014
Social Worker
Department of Mental Health
05.2006 - 05.2007
Social Worker
Department of Social Services
03.2003 - 05.2006
Elder Protective Services Supervisor
Coastline Elderly Services
01.2002 - 02.2003
Master of Arts - Sociology
University of Memphis
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth